The Two Sides of Providence Psalm 18 1

The Two Sides of Providence Psalm 18: 1 -7

Looking at the Text—Psalm 18: 1 -7 In Spirit and in Truth--Praying To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David The Servant of the LORD, Who Spoke to the LORD The Words of This Song on the Day that the LORD Delivered Him from the Hand of All His Enemies and from the Hand of Saul. And He Said: 1 I will love You, O Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. 4 The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. 6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears. 7 Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.

Fundamental Truths About Providence In Spirit and in Truth--Praying • Definition of Providence

Fundamental Truths About Providence In Spirit and in Truth--Praying • Definition of Providence • Divine illustration of Providence—Genesis 22

Fundamental Truths About Providence In Spirit and in Truth--Praying • • • Definition of Providence Divine illustration of Providence—Genesis 22 Eternal Truth—God will provide and give us all our needs The world defines providence as God giving us our wants—do we? We must remember the other side of providence—trials!

Verses Emphasizing God’s Providence In Spirit and in Truth--Praying • • • Our loving Father knows all our needs—Matt. 6: 32 -33 Gave His Son for His enemies—now does more for us—Rom. 5: 8 -10 He builds our character by adversity—James 1: 3 -4; Heb. 12: 4 -11 Even Satan knows about God’s hedge about us—Job 1: 10; Psa. 34: 7 Present trials not worthy to be compared to the future—Rom. 8: 18

Old Testament Illustrations About Providence In Spirit and in Truth--Praying • David’s struggle with Saul—look at the text

Looking at the Text—Psalm 18: 1 -7 In Spirit and in Truth--Praying To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David The Servant of the LORD, Who Spoke to the LORD The Words of This Song on the Day that the LORD Delivered Him from the Hand of All His Enemies and from the Hand of Saul. And He Said: 1 I will love You, O Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. 4 The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. 6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears. 7 Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.

Old Testament Illustrations About Providence In Spirit and in Truth--Praying • • David’s struggle with Saul—look at the text Lot’s deliverance from sinful Sodom— 2 Pet. 2: 7 -9 Joseph’s life for twenty years—Gen. 37: 2; 41: 46 -47 Job’s life and struggle to understand what was happening

Paul’s Life—A Picture of Providence In Spirit and in Truth--Praying • • • God warned him there would be suffering—Acts 9: 15 -16 Early in his life—escape from Damascus—Acts 9: 23 -25 Continual struggles with false brethren to establish his apostleship Delivered by God at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra— 2 Tim. 3: 11 -12 His deliverance from Roman prison at the end of his life— 2 Tim. 4: 18 We must never forget his “thorn in the flesh” and God’s grace Providence Does Not Mean We Will Have No Trials Providence Means God Will Never Forsake Us In Our Trials

God Has Provided the Way to Him • Believe Mark 16: 16 • Repent Luke 13: 3 • Confess Faith in Him Rom. 10: 9 • Be Baptized Into Him, sins washed away Acts 22: 16 You are Now a Member of His Flock—His Glorious Church • Now be faithful until you die Rev. 2: 10